A passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday night, killing at least 36 people and injuring 85 as the country’s deadliest rail crash in decades threw entire carriages off the tracks. Sixty-six of those injured were hospitalised, six of whom are in intensive care. The crash occurred as the passenger train emerged from a tunnel. About 250 passengers out of a total of 350 were evacuated safely to Thessaloniki on buses.
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EU Official : “The big game changer for EU-Turkey relations would be Cyprus”
Turkey’s elections on Sunday are a key moment not just for the country itself but also for its European neighbours. With President Tayyip Erdogan facing his toughest electoral test in two decades, European Union and NATO members are watching to see whether change comes to a country that affects them on issues ranging from security to migration and energy.
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South Sudan closes schools due to extreme heatwave
South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F).
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Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning April 03, 2024 with shocks felt across the island. The earthquake, called the largest in the last 25 years in Taiwan, was triggered by one of the most active faults in the world.
